With yesterday’s blustery storm out of the way, calm, clear and cool conditions should be the region’s Christmas present.

The clouds could return the day after Christmas.

Strong winds raked the entire county yesterday. Gusts reached 35 mph along the coast, but the mountains bore the brunt.

“I was on my front porch at about 8:30 in the morning, and I watched part of my roof blow off into the street,” said Tom McWay, who runs Laguna Mountain Lodge.

Gusts topped 50 mph in parts of the mountains. In Mount Laguna, the wind howled from morning to night. Temperatures were in the 20s, which made the wind chill about 12 degrees during the peak gusts.

“A few hikers who were out on the Pacific Crest Trail just stumbled in here freezing,” McWay said yesterday afternoon.

Worst of all for McWay, despite the cold, the lodge got only a dusting of snow — and that wasn’t a boon for his business.

Rainfall totals varied around the county. Lindbergh Field, San Diego’s official weather station, recorded 0.02 of an inch. Alpine had 0.23, the Wild Animal Park received 0.59, and Palomar Mountain got 0.62.

High pressure is expected to build over the region the next several days. That should keep the skies clear through Christmas. Highs are expected to be in the 60s, both at the beaches and inland valleys.

Clouds are forecast to return Saturday. The next storm could arrive Sunday or Monday, but National Weather Service forecasters say it’s too early to tell how wet it will be.